#FungiFriday

🌳 Brazilian study used small amounts of Amazonian dark earth (ADE) in forest restoration and found it supercharged tree growth.

🚜 In land that had been worn down by deforestation, pasture use, and poor soil management, the ADE was found to enable faster beneficial fungal growth which enriched the tree rhizosphere.

🍄 Fungi turned out to be more important for establishment than other soil components.

👉 Good News for Restoration Science: Small-volume inoculum can be developed to help native trees establish faster without relying on fertilizers or herbicides.

https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/amazonian-dark-earth-increases-tree-diameter-by-up-to-88/

#RestorationScience #Rewilding #Conservation #Ecology #SoilScience #Amazon #Restoration #Fungi #ForestRegeneration #Environment #EnvironmentalConservation

Research: Australian human-induced native forest regeneration carbon offset projects have limited impact on changes in woody vegetation cover and carbon removals.

Poor integrity carbon offsets actually enables fossil fuel projects to increase emissions under current #SafeguardMechanism policy settings which allows unlimited offset credits to meet set targets.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01313-x

#CarbonOffsets #CarbonAccounting #Australia #ForestRegeneration #FossilFuels

#ForestRegeneration is yet another #grifting opportunity as we struggle to contend with the #ClimateEmergency on a rational basis. Britain is rife with #grifters, #Scotland is not. If you want to observe actual #Regeneration, go there.

Forest regeneration scheme has created area smaller than Regent’s Park https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/20/woodland-creation-offer-england-trees-forests-natural-regeneration?CMP=share_btn_tw